'I'm still seeing stars. A great thriller. One of the hardest things as a series writer is keeping your famous heroes fresh year after year. Kay Scarpetta is not only still fresh, she's the same grumpy, wonderful, riveting personality she's always been - a full-on human being - and she's only getting better with time. I love catching up with her every year'
- James Patterson
'Cornwell's on blistering form and this absorbing thriller will keep you hooked'
- Sun
'Riveting'
- The Times
'Cornwell knows how to craft a mean page-turner and Livid is no exception'
- Telegraph
'More than thirty years and twenty-six Scarpetta books later, Cornwell is still knocking it out of the park'
- Lovereading
'Gripping . . . Sound the klaxon, Patricia Cornwell's brilliant chief medical examiner Dr Kay Scarpetta is back'
- Heat
'Post-mortem scenes that [will] make fans of this long-running series salivate . . . Something to look forward to'
- Kirkus
'This is Scarpetta's 26th outing and the plotting remains every bit as fresh as when we were introduced to her'
- Belfast Telegraph